This week we want to tackle a question that comes up often — whether your video should live on your website, your YouTube channel, or both! First thing’s first is understanding that YouTube, alone, isn’t a video strategy. YouTube should drive traffic to your website. MORE

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule–and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching. MORE

Last year at Sundance, YouTube unveiled a new ad format to brands : the unskippable, six second "bumper" ad. Suffering through 15, 30, or even 60 second pre-roll ads prompted so many head shakes and back button clicks that eventually YouTube added a skip button to their ads in 2009. MORE

Whether you realize it or not, more advertisers are allocating part of their advertising budget toward YouTube. In fact, the number of advertisers running video ads on YouTube is up 40% year over year. In addition, YouTube reaches more 18 to 49 year olds than cable television. MORE

What many don’t know, or haven’t explored yet, is the robust analytics tool that YouTube offers within its very own interface. YouTube Analytics, like any analytics tool, provides several ways to interpret data. ROI from YouTube is most often indirect. YouTubeMORE

Youtube can be a good source of information to catch product demos and reviews. Competitive Battle Cards (BTW I’ve seen them spelled together, battlecards, and separate – battle cards) are a staple of product marketing. MORE

“Wow, that YouTube video has got more than a million views already!” The YouTube view count is probably the most well-known statistic in social media. But the real truth is YouTube views don’t matter. Trying to get ranked higher on YouTube by getting more views. MORE

The number is a staggering 110 billion minutes per month, with the top four sites being Google, MSN (Windows Live/Bing), Facebook and YouTube. In April 2010 alone, visitors to YouTube accounted for 53% of world’s internet user population, spending an average of 110 minutes a month. MORE

Peter Contardo and Shaun Pope, from Endavo Media , gave us a great primer on monetizing online video, clarifying that although easy to create (anyone with a webcam can upload to Youtube), need some thinking before you can actually make money with video. MORE

For the last decade, the social option has lived almost exclusively in the land of YouTube, but since last year, Facebook has officially become a player in the video field. November 2015 marked the first month where more videos were uploaded to Facebook than posts containing links to YouTube. MORE

When someone sends me a really great YouTube video, I always want to know who’s behind it. What makes something like a strong YouTube banner so great? What Makes a Good YouTube Banner? How to Make a YouTube Banner. 8 Cool YouTube Channel Art Examples. MORE

But did you know that YouTube, which is part of Google, has an incredible analytics offering as well? In fact, YouTube Analytics probably gives users more ways to slice and dice their data than any video platform ever has. Same goes for YouTube videos. MORE

When people talk about today's most popular social sharing websites, YouTube often gets left out of the conversation in favor of sites like Facebook and Twitter. But don't be fooled: YouTube has a lot going for it. 17 Hidden YouTube Features, Tips & Hacks You'll Want to Know About. MORE

One increasingly important place to do that is on YouTube, which is a video distribution website used by the masses (HubSpot included). What are the steps you need to take to optimize your YouTube channel for search? 7 YouTube Search Optimization Tips. MORE

It’s Google’s hub, from which YouTube, Google Business Pages, Google Mail, and even Google Apps for Business (which looks like it’s rebranding as Google + Business — interesting). The post Google integrating G+ Pages and YouTube Channels appeared first on Biznology. MORE

Odds are, they're more willing to watch a 2 minute long video on YouTube than on Twitter. To help you better engage your audience on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, we extracted insights from HubSpot's own social and YouTube data, and combined it with exisiting research in the area. MORE

Facebook Vs. YouTube video content. While YouTube has been dubbed the second largest search engine in the world, many signs point to the power of Facebook as the winning platform to publish videos. Here are a few things to keep in mind when betting on Facebook VS. YouTube in the ring: Round 1: Content Consumption. Just because the internet is awash with articles about Facebook taking over YouTube, doesn't mean you need to dive in. YouTube. for YouTube. MORE

May 2nd marks a big day for YouTube. This is a huge shift for YouTube and its network of creators, and signals a move to mobile that has been coming for a long time. YouTube announced the change in a blog post , and was quick to point out their reasoning for this big move. MORE

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule, and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching. MORE

We use YouTube in fundamentally different ways when we’re using it for fun than when we’re using it for business. But when we’re in project mode, whether for business (B2B purchases) or personal (B2C purchases), we’re using YouTube in a fundamentally different way. MORE

Running a series of YouTube ads is one way to make sure more of your target audience finds the video content you've produced. The thing is, advertising on YouTube is very different from running a PPC or paid social campaign. What’s New With YouTube Advertising. MORE

An interesting post on Why So Many Companies Suck at Social Media brings in some good insights and compares the now famous Old Spice youtube campaign with copycats like Cisco and Brigham Young University. MORE

There have been countless viral hits, memes, and even YouTube celebrities, but no single work that has changed how people tell stories online. Can you name a YouTube Red original?) The absence of those stories doesn’t mean YouTube is any less valuable than film or television. MORE

In previous Charts of the Week, we’ve focused on how YouTube videos are an important channel being used for documentation and product support. Don’t forget: people subscribe to your YouTube channel because they want to hear from you and learn about your company. MORE

In the great wide world of video (mobile or not), something that many businesses seem drop from their radar is YouTube closed captioning. So, you hit up YouTube and find the channel you’ve been searching for in less than thirty seconds. MORE

Author: Jon Mowat There are a multitude of reasons why it’s really important to fine-tune your YouTube presence. Other important reasons include: that YouTube is the biggest player in Video Marketing , and it’s the second largest search engine on the net (bigger than Bing, Yahoo!, MORE

If you are promoting your company with video ads on YouTube, a portion of your targeted audience may be missing the message due to ad blocking software. In addition to squelching banners and other types of image and tech ads, ad blocking software can also block YouTube pre-roll ads. MORE

Take Facebook and YouTube for example: YouTube is mature and diverse. YouTube is a video-first destination with a focus on maximizing video consumption, whereas Facebook is social first and focuses on ease of sharing. YouTube has a big focus on search, whereas Facebook does not. MORE

Most ads on YouTube are something to be endured, muted, and skipped immediately after the mandatory five seconds has passed. For an ad to be sought out and consumed willingly on YouTube, it needs to stand out as an enjoyable, compulsively shareable piece of content. MORE

If you’re hoping to snag a young audience, you need to be on YouTube. In 2014, Variety reported that teens prefer YouTube stars to mainstream celebrities and movie stars—and those YouTubers wield a much larger influence. Then get ready to build the perfect YouTube channel. MORE

Author: Raymond Coppinger Did you catch the video about the crazy guys snowboarding through New York that went viral just hours after it was posted on YouTube? What other marketing lessons have your favorite YouTube stars brought to light? MORE

Given these numbers, it’s not surprising that so many businesses are turning to YouTube to create a video presence. We’ve created a list of four tips to help you make the most of your YouTube channel. Your YouTube page is a representation of your business. MORE

YouTube influencer marketing is an often-overlooked, but highly valuable component, of a strong marketing automation strategy. YouTube is just one platform where you can execute your influencer marketing strategy. On YouTube, nobody believes the hype unless they see it for themselves. MORE

Stress vs. Productivity from www.hrmreport.com If your office is anything like mine, your colleagues send you Youtube videos, web links, and other stuff that although very entertaining doesn’t help you get your projects done on time. MORE

Most YouTube ads do not deliver a measurable ROI for advertisers. Most of these videos are essentially made-for-TV commercials that have been uploaded to YouTube. For the most part they disregard the fact that TV and YouTube are very different platforms. MORE

And now with social media, there’s no telling who will be the next United to see its market cap hurt because of a blog post or youtube video. The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Social Media’s Next Victim? Who doesn’t like to see a big giant fall down on its face, especially if it’s in public? MORE

Youtube can be a good source of information to catch product demos and reviews. Competitive Battle Cards (BTW I’ve seen them spelled together, battlecards, and separate – battle cards) are a staple of product marketing.

An interesting post on Why So Many Companies Suck at Social Media brings in some good insights and compares the now famous Old Spice youtube campaign with copycats like Cisco and Brigham Young University.

Stress vs. Productivity from www.hrmreport.com If your office is anything like mine, your colleagues send you Youtube videos, web links, and other stuff that although very entertaining doesn’t help you get your projects done on time.

Peter Contardo and Shaun Pope, from Endavo Media , gave us a great primer on monetizing online video, clarifying that although easy to create (anyone with a webcam can upload to Youtube), need some thinking before you can actually make money with video.

And now with social media, there’s no telling who will be the next United to see its market cap hurt because of a blog post or youtube video. The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Social Media’s Next Victim? Who doesn’t like to see a big giant fall down on its face, especially if it’s in public?

One increasingly important place to do that is on YouTube, which is a video distribution website used by the masses (HubSpot included). What are the steps you need to take to optimize your YouTube channel for search? 7 YouTube Search Optimization Tips.

But did you know that YouTube, which is part of Google, has an incredible analytics offering as well? In fact, YouTube Analytics probably gives users more ways to slice and dice their data than any video platform ever has. Same goes for YouTube videos.

YouTube influencer marketing is an often-overlooked, but highly valuable component, of a strong marketing automation strategy. YouTube is just one platform where you can execute your influencer marketing strategy. On YouTube, nobody believes the hype unless they see it for themselves.

For the last decade, the social option has lived almost exclusively in the land of YouTube, but since last year, Facebook has officially become a player in the video field. November 2015 marked the first month where more videos were uploaded to Facebook than posts containing links to YouTube.

It’s Google’s hub, from which YouTube, Google Business Pages, Google Mail, and even Google Apps for Business (which looks like it’s rebranding as Google + Business — interesting). The post Google integrating G+ Pages and YouTube Channels appeared first on Biznology.

An interesting post on Why So Many Companies Suck at Social Media brings in some good insights and compares the now famous Old Spice youtube campaign with copycats like Cisco and Brigham Young University.

Stress vs. Productivity from www.hrmreport.com If your office is anything like mine, your colleagues send you Youtube videos, web links, and other stuff that although very entertaining doesn’t help you get your projects done on time.

Peter Contardo and Shaun Pope, from Endavo Media , gave us a great primer on monetizing online video, clarifying that although easy to create (anyone with a webcam can upload to Youtube), need some thinking before you can actually make money with video.

“Wow, that YouTube video has got more than a million views already!” The YouTube view count is probably the most well-known statistic in social media. But the real truth is YouTube views don’t matter. Trying to get ranked higher on YouTube by getting more views.

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule, and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching.

Running a series of YouTube ads is one way to make sure more of your target audience finds the video content you've produced. The thing is, advertising on YouTube is very different from running a PPC or paid social campaign. What’s New With YouTube Advertising.

Given these numbers, it’s not surprising that so many businesses are turning to YouTube to create a video presence. We’ve created a list of four tips to help you make the most of your YouTube channel. Your YouTube page is a representation of your business.

Most YouTube ads do not deliver a measurable ROI for advertisers. Most of these videos are essentially made-for-TV commercials that have been uploaded to YouTube. For the most part they disregard the fact that TV and YouTube are very different platforms.

We use YouTube in fundamentally different ways when we’re using it for fun than when we’re using it for business. But when we’re in project mode, whether for business (B2B purchases) or personal (B2C purchases), we’re using YouTube in a fundamentally different way.

Author: Raymond Coppinger Did you catch the video about the crazy guys snowboarding through New York that went viral just hours after it was posted on YouTube? What other marketing lessons have your favorite YouTube stars brought to light?

The number is a staggering 110 billion minutes per month, with the top four sites being Google, MSN (Windows Live/Bing), Facebook and YouTube. In April 2010 alone, visitors to YouTube accounted for 53% of world’s internet user population, spending an average of 110 minutes a month.

Take Facebook and YouTube for example: YouTube is mature and diverse. YouTube is a video-first destination with a focus on maximizing video consumption, whereas Facebook is social first and focuses on ease of sharing. YouTube has a big focus on search, whereas Facebook does not.

Odds are, they're more willing to watch a 2 minute long video on YouTube than on Twitter. To help you better engage your audience on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, we extracted insights from HubSpot's own social and YouTube data, and combined it with exisiting research in the area.

If you’re hoping to snag a young audience, you need to be on YouTube. In 2014, Variety reported that teens prefer YouTube stars to mainstream celebrities and movie stars—and those YouTubers wield a much larger influence. Then get ready to build the perfect YouTube channel.

If you’ve turned to YouTube like many other businesses, you need to know one rule–and it’s one that is tough for many to execute. Publish quality content on a regular basis for success; 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute so you need to ensure your video is worth watching.

When someone sends me a really great YouTube video, I always want to know who’s behind it. What makes something like a strong YouTube banner so great? What Makes a Good YouTube Banner? How to Make a YouTube Banner. 8 Cool YouTube Channel Art Examples.

Facebook Vs. YouTube video content. While YouTube has been dubbed the second largest search engine in the world, many signs point to the power of Facebook as the winning platform to publish videos. Here are a few things to keep in mind when betting on Facebook VS. YouTube in the ring: Round 1: Content Consumption. Just because the internet is awash with articles about Facebook taking over YouTube, doesn't mean you need to dive in. YouTube. for YouTube.

This week we want to tackle a question that comes up often — whether your video should live on your website, your YouTube channel, or both! First thing’s first is understanding that YouTube, alone, isn’t a video strategy. YouTube should drive traffic to your website.

Last year at Sundance, YouTube unveiled a new ad format to brands : the unskippable, six second "bumper" ad. Suffering through 15, 30, or even 60 second pre-roll ads prompted so many head shakes and back button clicks that eventually YouTube added a skip button to their ads in 2009.

There have been countless viral hits, memes, and even YouTube celebrities, but no single work that has changed how people tell stories online. Can you name a YouTube Red original?) The absence of those stories doesn’t mean YouTube is any less valuable than film or television.

When people talk about today's most popular social sharing websites, YouTube often gets left out of the conversation in favor of sites like Facebook and Twitter. But don't be fooled: YouTube has a lot going for it. 17 Hidden YouTube Features, Tips & Hacks You'll Want to Know About.

What many don’t know, or haven’t explored yet, is the robust analytics tool that YouTube offers within its very own interface. YouTube Analytics, like any analytics tool, provides several ways to interpret data. ROI from YouTube is most often indirect. YouTube

Author: Jon Mowat There are a multitude of reasons why it’s really important to fine-tune your YouTube presence. Other important reasons include: that YouTube is the biggest player in Video Marketing , and it’s the second largest search engine on the net (bigger than Bing, Yahoo!,

May 2nd marks a big day for YouTube. This is a huge shift for YouTube and its network of creators, and signals a move to mobile that has been coming for a long time. YouTube announced the change in a blog post , and was quick to point out their reasoning for this big move.

In previous Charts of the Week, we’ve focused on how YouTube videos are an important channel being used for documentation and product support. Don’t forget: people subscribe to your YouTube channel because they want to hear from you and learn about your company.

In the great wide world of video (mobile or not), something that many businesses seem drop from their radar is YouTube closed captioning. So, you hit up YouTube and find the channel you’ve been searching for in less than thirty seconds.

Whether you realize it or not, more advertisers are allocating part of their advertising budget toward YouTube. In fact, the number of advertisers running video ads on YouTube is up 40% year over year. In addition, YouTube reaches more 18 to 49 year olds than cable television.

If you are promoting your company with video ads on YouTube, a portion of your targeted audience may be missing the message due to ad blocking software. In addition to squelching banners and other types of image and tech ads, ad blocking software can also block YouTube pre-roll ads.

Most ads on YouTube are something to be endured, muted, and skipped immediately after the mandatory five seconds has passed. For an ad to be sought out and consumed willingly on YouTube, it needs to stand out as an enjoyable, compulsively shareable piece of content.